Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 219 m (Ref. 409). Tropical; 43°N - 11°S, 48°E - 137°E
Indo-West Pacific: from Persian Gulf to Bay of Bengal, south to Timor-Leste, north to North Korea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Inhabits sand, mud or sandy-mud bottoms from depths of 2-219 m, usually at less than 90 m (Ref. 409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Holthuis, L.B. 1980 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1):271 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
(Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.14-1.94) |
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Very high. |
